Canadian Lunar Research Network

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"LCROSS for Breakfast"

Friday October 9th, 2009

Meet at the Cronyn Observatory 5:30am Friday morning for some stargazing, breakfast will be provided compliments of CLRN and CPSX, followed by a NASA TV viewing of the LCROSS impact into the Moon at 7:30am sharp! All are welcome!

White Papers released by NASA Planetary Science Division Decadal Survey process

September 17th, 2009

Moon-relevant papers are available at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/decadal/leag/
All submitted papers are available at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/ssbsurvey/publicview.aspx

Release of LROC images

Thursday September 10th, 2009

Visit http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc_browse to see the new images which can be double-clicked for higher resolution.

"The Eagle has landed" - Apollo 11: 40 years later

Thursday, July 16- Friday, July 24, 2009

July 16, 1969 marked the launch of Apollo 11 and the start of a journey which would bring humanity to the surface of the moon for the very first time. The world watched anxiously as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. made the journey aboard the Columbia spacecraft, all greatly anticipating humankinds first steps on another planetary body. Four days after launch Armstrong and Aldrin descended from lunar orbit in the Eagle to touchdown on the moon for the first time in human history.

Now, forty years later, we can re-live the excitement of this historic mission. We Choose the Moon is an online resource which recreated the entire mission in real-time (which can now be replayed anytime by visiting the site), you can even follow along on Twitter and Facebook! Also NASA's Apollo websites http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/ and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/, include historical footage, interactive activities, and modern perspectives on the Apollo program.

CLRN & CPSX Grand Opening

Friday, Feb 27, 2009
2:30 – 8:30 pm

Western's Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX), and the Canadian Lunar Research Network (CLRN) held their joint Grand Opening event, which took place on Friday Feb 27th. The Grand Opening featured speakers, displays, and demonstrations from NASA, CSA, MDA, Odyssey Moon, and Western. The schedule is now posted at http://planetsci.uwo.ca/CPSX-CLRN_Grand-Opening-Schedule.pdf.

7 US Teams Chosen as Initial NLSI Members

January 9, 2009

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Seven academic and research teams were selected as the initial members of NASA’s new Lunar Science Institute (NLSI). Selections were based on a competitive evaluation process that began in June 2008. “We are extremely pleased with the response of the science community and the high quality of proposals received,” said David Morrison, the NLSI’s interim director. “We look forward to solid contributions from these teams,” said Jim Green, director of the Planetary Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

For more information, read the press release at http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/articles/nasa-selects-research-teams-for-lunar-science-institute.

Canadian Lunar Research Network Named NASA Lunar Science Institute's First International Partner

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. and LONDON, ON – NASA's Lunar Science Institute at Moffett Field, Calif., has announced its first international affiliate partner for conducting lunar science activities. The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, will host the newly established Canadian Lunar Research Network (CLRN), which represents the Canadian lunar science community.

"We are tremendously excited about this partnership," said S. Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. "With the large number of U.S. and international missions focused on the Moon, this is absolutely the right step forward."

NASA’s Lunar Science Institute (NLSI), dedicated in April 2008 at Ames, will promote a new generation of research on and about the Moon. It will support collaborative science, providing technical perspectives to NASA's lunar missions and developing future scientific investigations.

"We are extremely proud of [CLRN’s] status as the first NASA Lunar Science Institute affiliate outside of the United States," said Ted Hewitt, Western's Vice-President (Research & International Relations). "We look forward to working with our colleagues throughout the [NLSI’s] organization and at the Canadian Space Agency conducting this world-class research."

The CLRN’s main goals are to foster collaboration between lunar researchers, develope the next generation of lunar science researchers, and support an enthusiastic public outreach program focused on the Moon.

"The moon has been Earth's cosmic partner for the last four billion years," said Gregory Schmidt, deputy director of the NLSI and director of international partnerships. "It is an honor to move forward in partnership with the Canadian science community in this next phase of scientific exploration of the Moon.”

For information about the NASA Lunar Science Institute, visit: http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/.

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